to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
gusher; spout; outpouring; effusion; torrent
pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend
entrance to a daimyo's mansion; glans (of the penis)
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
fingering (of a musical instrument)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
two times; twice; two degrees
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
climax; peak; zenith; apex
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
greenhouse; icehouse; cellar
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
cunning; wiliness; craftiness
to put on; to wear; to be used to wearing
and yet; though; when; in spite of
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to be all out; to exhaust
with a clink (click, clack)
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
long (time that has passed); old (story)